Comment by howunfortunate
11 days ago
I'm definitely not saying the same thing.
I expect almost zero hypocrisy from "free speech absolutists", I expect them to be ideologically consistent and loud about it. FIRE in particular has a tremendous track record of doing so.
Elon is a bit of an outlier in his more hypocritical track record.
> Elon is a bit of an outlier
Not these days, sadly.
eh. FIRE exempts universities like Liberty from its evaluation of free speech on campus because its free speech restrictions are expected. It also rated public universities in Florida well, despite stated positions that they will comply with Florida legislation to restrict speech on campus.
Lukianoff wrote The Coddling of the American Mind, in which he complains about student speech.
FIRE is indeed not as hypocritical as most "free speech absolutists." But boy howdy do they have different bars for different groups.
> Lukianoff wrote The Coddling of the American Mind, in which he complains about student speech.
You must not have read it. Because the complaints are about _restrictions_ on student speech...
There are ample examples in the book where student speech is what he complains about. He just merely frames this as threats to the speech of others.
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